Ninth Day - Video/Action

[thebelsareinert]

I've been thinking. Maybe it's about time for me to try challenging that Gym Leader. I think my team is more than strong enough, even if I use Bug types against his birds, and the sooner one of us beats him, the sooner the rest of us can.

After that, we can start moving on to the next town. I've been looking forward to Goldenrod. [he grins softly] So what usually happens when a group gets ready to fight the--

Welcome to Good Oddish, home of the Good Oddish, can I take your Ord-ish?

[Hiro grimaces as the loud, cheesy, automated greeting finishes saying hello to the customer on the other end of his headset, his train of thought interrupted completely. For those watching over video, his outfit has changed completely. He's now wearing an Oddish-themed fast food uniform, complete with cheesy nametag and all. Even his everpresent headphones have been replaced with a headset, complete with leaves on either side to finish the ensemble.]

Can someone explain to me why there's even a drive-through lane here if there aren't any cars? Is the customer walking or something? [Hiro sighs.] I know I needed money, but I'm started to regret taking on such a--

[At this point, a trainer riding on a Dodrio walks up to the window Hiro has been standing next to, looking at Hiro expectantly.]

... Oh. That definitely explains it.

[..........]

Let me get your order.

[And with that, the feed cuts as Hiro gets to work. If you're IN Violet, feel free to be a customer stopping by for a snack or meal of some kind, or just to see Hiro FINALLY working! Whatever floats your boat.]

Comments

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[thebelsareinert]

They were doing what they had to. One nation for the sake of the world.

[Hiro pauses. Silent for a few moments, then continues.] I decided that I would kill God.

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[sfaccendato.livejournal.com]

[.........]

I...see.

[video]

[thebelsareinert]

... Something wrong?

[video]

[sfaccendato.livejournal.com]

Did I mention that your world sounds a bit odd?

[video]

[thebelsareinert]

That's what I say about most other worlds.

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[sfaccendato.livejournal.com]

...Fair enough, I suppose.

[video]

[thebelsareinert]

I guess it does sound pretty weird. I probably wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't lived it.

[video]

[sfaccendato.livejournal.com]

I was with you for the demon outbreak, but the bit where God sent them as some sort of...a test? sounds more like a literal interpretation of a story from a religious text.

Also, as a general rule, I don't think you're supposed to be able to kill gods.

[video]

[thebelsareinert]

That's the short version. You could say how we dealt with them was the test, and their appearing was inevitable, but either way...

You'd be surprised.

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[sfaccendato.livejournal.com]

Well, it wouldn't be very good for gods if humans went around killing them all the time. Much harder to maintain divine mystery that way.

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[thebelsareinert]

Humans aren't really able to do this kind of thing. You could say I'm a special case.

Or a fluke case.

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[sfaccendato.livejournal.com]

Oh, so you have special hero powers?

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[thebelsareinert]

Not exactly.

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[sfaccendato.livejournal.com]

Special hero destiny?

[video]

[thebelsareinert]

It was actually a fluke. It could have been anyone that it happened to.

... I did get special powers, if you want to put them like that, but I don't know if you'd call me a hero. I'm just doing what I have to.

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[sfaccendato.livejournal.com]

If you go by the classic stories, the hero always ends up the hero by either destiny or fortunate coincidence~

I mean hero more in the sense of "protagonist". And it would be pretty rude to send you off to fight gods without any kind of special powers, wouldn't it?

[video]

[thebelsareinert]

You're assuming there's some kind of narrator out there pushing everything one way or another. I don't think reality works like that.

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[sfaccendato.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't think there is either, but sometimes it can be more fun to think of it that way.

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[thebelsareinert]

But you'd have to start worrying about things like death flags.

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[sfaccendato.livejournal.com]

...Hm, maybe we should use book logic instead of game logic.

[video]

[thebelsareinert]

Why not just real world logic?

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[sfaccendato.livejournal.com]

Real world logic is usually horribly boring.

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[thebelsareinert]

Look at my real world. Look at this "real" world.

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[sfaccendato.livejournal.com]

This world still seems to run on video game logic half the time.

But you have a point about your world. Mine is quite boring in comparison.

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[thebelsareinert]

True. It's pretty unreal.

Want to visit sometime?